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Old 03-01-2008, 01:25 AM   #902 (permalink)
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From 'Tank War' by Janusz Piekalkiewicz

Purchase ban on cars
Quote:
Saturday 3 January 1942, Washington
The American United Press News Agency reported:
The US government has forbidden the purchase of private motor vehicles in a ban effective immediately. The purpose of the ban, which will apply for an indefinate period, is to free the US motor industry for the manufacture of arms. The automobile industry is now being converted to tank production.
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